Somalia,sword,shield,spear

Conogre · 25th March 2005, 10:46 PM

How did these sneak by with so little fanfare?
That's a truly beautiful set, with each piece great on its own merit, but when together it just seems to add so much.
Those bilaou (sp?) swords seem to come in two distinct vatieties, one with the thin blade and hilt and the other fatter in both respects, which would seem to indicate to possibility of either two closely related tribal groups or else the before and after in a distinct change based upon tribal evolution.
I'm truly in a state of envy over these...very, very nice.
Mike

25th March 2005, 10:46 PM	#4
Conogre Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Clearwater, Florida Posts: 371	How did these sneak by with so little fanfare? That's a truly beautiful set, with each piece great on its own merit, but when together it just seems to add so much. Those bilaou (sp?) swords seem to come in two distinct vatieties, one with the thin blade and hilt and the other fatter in both respects, which would seem to indicate to possibility of either two closely related tribal groups or else the before and after in a distinct change based upon tribal evolution. I'm truly in a state of envy over these...very, very nice. Mike